Gavin Wanganeen

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Gavin Wanganeen is a former Australian rules footballer celebrated as one of the AFL’s great defenders and the first Indigenous player to win the Brownlow Medal, starring for both Essendon and Port Adelaide.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf AFL Hall of Fame inductee
Australian rules footballer
Indigenous Australian person
AFLGamesForEssendon 127
AFLGamesForPortAdelaide 173
AFLGamesPlayed 300
AFLGoalsForEssendon 64
AFLGoalsForPortAdelaide 235
AFLPremiershipPlayerWith Essendon Football Club NERFINISHED
Port Adelaide Football Club NERFINISHED
AFLPremiershipYearWithEssendon 1993
AFLPremiershipYearWithPortAdelaide 2004
AFLRisingStarEquivalent 1993 Norwich Rising Star winner
AllAustralianTeam 1992
1993
1995
2001
2003
BrownlowMedalYear 1993
captaincyEndYear 2005
captaincyStartYear 2001
captainOf Port Adelaide Football Club NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Australia
dateOfBirth 1973-06-18
fullName Gavin Adrian Wanganeen NERFINISHED
guernseyNumberAtEssendon 4
guernseyNumberAtPortAdelaide 4
HallOfFameInduction Australian Football Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
HallOfFameInductionYear 2010
heritage Kaurna NERFINISHED
Narungga NERFINISHED
isFirst first Indigenous Australian player to win the Brownlow Medal
league Australian Football League NERFINISHED
notableFor attacking style of defence and rebounding from the backline
occupation artist
placeOfBirth Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia NERFINISHED
playedFor Essendon Football Club NERFINISHED
Port Adelaide Football Club NERFINISHED
Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) NERFINISHED
positionPlayed back pocket
defender
half-back flank
postFootballActivity Indigenous art
previousSpouse Stephanie Wanganeen NERFINISHED
sport Australian rules football
spouse Pippa Hanson NERFINISHED
stateOfOriginTeam South Australia NERFINISHED
televisionAppearance Australian Survivor: Champions vs Contenders (2018) NERFINISHED

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Essendon Football Club BrownlowMedalist Gavin Wanganeen